Let’s keep to the seas for now with a look at the new vessels loading the ammo and getting ready for war. Above you can see the Moskva Class Dreadnought which looks like a floating citadel more than a ship!

But it’s not just the seas that are the scene of a Russian expansion. Check out the flying units also making their way onto your battlefields…

It’s some of those UFO looking flyers from when we first saw the models! They actually look rather eerie. Is it just me that want’s to see a massive airship like from Red Alert in this army? I know the Prussians already have one but it would be nice to see the Russians get one too.

There’s also some land forces coming out too. A massive rumbling fortress of guns and armour complete with domed roof protecting what I assume is the bridge. Also the Land Driller is an interesting piece and it will be interesting working out what it’s role on the battlefield is.

And if you want a little bit of terrain to adorn your battlefield then you will certainly be wanting this Russian Tower Set. I love the idea that this existing historic building was claimed for the war effort and they stuck guns on top of it.

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Always cool and detailed renders from Spartan…and they always translate into great models too. I like how even though the Russian navy is based on circles in the centre, the sharply jutting forward bows and guns arranged to deliver maximum frontal firepower make them look very tough and aggressive. The Myshkin bomber really does look like a Cold War-era space capsule with the domed front as well.

The land-based stuff is also impressive – I love the driller as with all those teeth and compared to the tanks in the picture it puts the Mole from Thunderbirds to shame! There’s just one thing seemingly missing – the onion dome for the landship. It could be that they aren’t around for fluff reasons, or that they’re being saved for the dreadnought or for later releases, but it would be good to see them. That’s not to say Spartan’s designers don’t pay attention however – looking at the tower set I see other aspects of Russian architecture (compare with the tower on the right):

The Russians are getting some siberia-cool toys; - aircraft carrier that dispenses ice bergs - the Myshkin bomber above (Sputnik amongst friends ) drops that huge “wok” nose for a devastating death from above - the driller that can pop up from the ground behind your enemy’s back, say “Zdravtsvuj!” and vomit a string of small tanks - new type of ‘mimic’ generators that can copy nearby generators (be they yours or enemy!)

“Kirov reporting” I think it would be interesting to see the Russians get massive blimp bombers that can demolish cities… perhaps even one that is rank 3 that drops bombs that become small mushroom clouds…